JUDGE NOT by Mrs. A. Robinson

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, Cal. · Dec 8, 1887

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 13, No. 47.

JUDGE NOT.

By Mrs. A. Robinson

JUDGE not; for why should mortal weak Attempt to judge his fellow-man? Our own heart sins more numerous are Than mighty ocean's shifting sand. Forgiveness only marks the road That leads us to our Father God.

Judge not; the mote within thine eye May larger than thy brother's be; While striving to remove the one You may be like the Pharisee; Self-righteousness may blind thee quite, And heavy "beams" shut out the light.

Judge not; perchance within the soul Repentance as a germ may lie; Then water it with tender love, Nor let harsh judgment make it die; Our fellow-trav'ler's life demands The tend'rest pity at our hands.

Judge not; to God alone belongs The judgment of created man; His wisdom guides; his love directs His justice—an unbroken span; Then leave to God alone the time Of judgment,—'tis a work divine. —Mrs. A. Robinson.